Police Continue Probe Into St. Thomas White Supremacy Posters

ST. PAUL, MN – More than 200 students and faculty members at the University of St. Thomas held a rally this week, peacefully protesting the placement of posters and stickers referencing a known white supremacy group were plastered around campus on Monday.

The posters and stickers were placed on doors and posts at various campus locations, school officials said. That prompted a student-led solidarity event outside of the Anderson Student Center, school officials said.

“I am so sorry for all of the first-years and all the people of color who have had to endure this, because this does not represent our true community,” senior Erick Castellanos said at the rally, according to a university news release. “We’re only going to grow stronger from this.”

Public safety officials at the university are working with St. Paul police to investigate the matter, the school said. Stickers referencing the group "Patriotfront" were placed around campus, according to campus police.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified "Patriotfront" as a hate group.

Campus police officials said that a man walked onto university property about 3 a.m. Monday and placed multiple stickers on public property. The man placed about two dozen stickers on university property as well as stop signs, no-parking signs and light poles along Cleveland, Summit and Cretin avenues, the spokesman told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

In an email to the university community on Monday, the Diversity Action Response Team said the signs were removed in the morning. Public Safety reviewed video from 21 cameras as part of the investigation.